{"id":3538,"date":"2017-07-05T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T08:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=3538"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:44:30","slug":"pyq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pyq\/","title":{"rendered":"Download: IAS UPSC PYQ | Previous Years Question Papers for Prelims &#038; Mains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"keyword-text _ngcontent-qsn-100\" aria-label=\"upsc previous years question papers. This is a keyword you provided.\">UPSC PYQ or UPSC Previous Year Question Papers are the first place a person should look, if She\/he is preparing for the Civil Services Examination. On this page, we have listed the UPSC PYQ for Prelims, and Mains Examinations. The list of Previous Year&#8217;s Question Papers are given below.<\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"upsc previous years question papers. This is a keyword you provided.\">This page specifically contains all PYQs from the year 2012. It was the same year when UPSC introduced drastic syllabus changes. Analysing these questions papers, which is around of 12 years, can give you a better idea of the expectations of UPSC. In fact, we have not only provided the previous year&#8217;s UPSC Questions Papers for General Studies, but we have also provided previous years&#8217; UPSC question Papers for Essay as well as Previous Year&#8217;s Question Paper of UPSC Optional. <strong>UPSC PYQ \/ IAS PYQ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"upsc previous years question papers. This is a keyword you provided.\">You can bookmark this page, by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pyq\/\">https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pyq\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Click below to download\/view question papers of UPSC Previous Year Question Papers from 2012 to present.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">UPSC PYQ Prelims\u00a0| UPSC Previous year Question papers<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>General Studies ( Paper 1)<\/strong> : <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/QP-CSP-25-GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-I-26052025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/upsc.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/QP-CSP-24-GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-I-180624.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2023-Paper-1_Final-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answer-key-upsc-ias-cse-prelims-2022-gs-paper-1-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2021-Detailed-Explanations-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UPSC-CSE-prelims-2021-question-paper-GS-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-answer-key-of-prelims-2020-general-studies-paper-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 <\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/prelims-2019-question-paper-gs-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/previous-years-question-paper-prelims-2018-gs-paper-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/solutions-prelims-2017-general-studies-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelims-2016-gs-genral-studies-paper-1-question-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf <\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-gs-paper-1-2015-question-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-gs-paper-1-2014-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf <\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2013-gs-paper-1-question-paper\">2013 <\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2012-gs-paper-1-question-paper\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PYQ-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>CSAT ( Paper 2 ) :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/QP-CSP-25-GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-II-26052025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/upsc.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/QP-CSP-24-GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-II-180624.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2023-CSAT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2022-CSAT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-cse-prelims-2021-csat-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UPSC-Prelims-2021-CSAT-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/csat-2020-question-paper-gs-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">| <\/span>2020<\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CSP_2020_GS_Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/csat-2019-question-paper-gs-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Prelims-Question-Paper-II-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/previous-years-question-paper-prelims-2018-gs-paper-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/csat-2018-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/upsc-prelims-2017-csat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CSAT-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelims-2016-paper-csat-ii-question-paper\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CSAT-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2015-general-study-question-paper-ii\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CSAT-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2014-general-study-csat-paper-ii-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CSAT-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2013-paper-ii-csat-question-paper\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CSAT2013-download-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-prelim-2012-gs-paper-ii-csat-question-paper\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CSAT-2012-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">UPSC Prelims Official Answer Keys<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Answer key General Studies (Paper 1)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-cse-prelims-2024-official-answer-key-gs-and-csat-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UPSC-CSE-2023-GS-Answer-Key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2022-GS-Paper-1-Official-Answer-key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UPSC-IAS-2021-Prelims-answer-key-GS-Paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/UPSC-Prelims-2020-official-answer-key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AnsKeyCSP-19-GS_I_2.pdf\">2019<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AnsKeyCSP-18-GS_I_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Anskey-CSP-17-GS-I.pdf\">2017<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSP_16_GS_Paper_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AnsKeyCSP-15-GS_I-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AnsKeyCSP-14-GS_Ipdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSP_2013_KEYS-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2013<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/csp2012_p1_ans_keys.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSAT-2011-Official-UPSC-Answerkey-1-A_compresse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Answer key CSAT (Paper 2): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-cse-prelims-2024-official-answer-key-gs-and-csat-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UPSC-CSE-2023-CSAT-Answer-Key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/UPSC-Civil-Services-Prelims-2022-GS-Paper-2-Official-Answer-key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UPSC-IAS-2021-Prelims-answer-key-GS-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upsc-prelims-2020-answer-key-CSAT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AnsKeyCSP-19-GS_II_2.pdf\">2019<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AnsKeyCSP-18-GS_II_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AnsKeyCSP-17-GS_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSP_16_GS_Paper_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AnsKeyCSP-15-GS_II-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AnsKeyCSP-14-GS_II-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSP_2013_KEYS-2-pdf-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2013<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/csp2012_p2_ans_keys.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CSAT-2011-Official-UPSC-Answerkey-2.-A-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">UPSC\u00a0PYQ\u00a0Mains<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>General Studies Paper 1: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2025-general-studies-paper-1-i-download-pdf-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-gs-1-question-paper-2024-download-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2024-GS-Paper-1-QP-Final-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2023-gs-1-question-paper-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-civil-services-mains-2022-gs-1-or-general-studies-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2022-GS-1-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-1-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/UPSC-Mains-2021-GS-Paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-1-detailed-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mains-2020-gs-1-question-paper-upsc-civil-service-ias-mains-examination-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UPSC-GS-1-Question-Paper-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-1-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-3\">2019 <\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GS-Mains-Paper-I-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-1-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2018-GS-1-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-1-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2017-GS-1-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2016-GS-1-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-1-upsc-mains-2015\">2015 <\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2015-GS-1-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-mains-2014-gs-general-study-paper-1-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2014-GS-1-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-main-gs-general-study-paper-1-2013-question-paper\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GS-I-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2012-gs-general-study-paper-1-question-paper\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/G.-STUDIES-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2011-gs-general-study-paper-1-question-paper\">2011<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GENERAL_STUDIES_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>General Studies Paper 2<\/strong><\/span> <strong>: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-general-studies-2-2025-general-studies-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-gs-2-question-paper-pdf-download-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2024-GS-Paper-2-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2023-gs-2-question-paper-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-gs-2-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2022-General-Studies-Paper-2-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-2-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/UPSC-Mains-2021-GS-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-2-detailed-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions<\/a>]| <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/downloadgeneral-studies-paper-2-upsc-mains-civil-services-exam-2020-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GS-P-2-CSE-Mains-2020-G-20GS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-2-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\">2019<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2019-GS-II-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-2-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2018-GS-II-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-2-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2017-GS-II-question-paper-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-2\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2016-GS-II-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-2-upsc-mains-2015\">2015<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2015-GS-II-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-gs-gneral-study-paper-2-2014-question-paper\">2014<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2014-GS-II-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-mains-2013-gs-general-study-paper-2-question-paper\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GS-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-main-2012-gs-general-study-paper-2-question-paper\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/G.-STUDIES-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-mains-2011-gs-general-study-paper-2-question-paper\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GENERAL_STUDIES_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>General Studies Paper 3<\/strong> <\/span><strong>: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-general-studies-3-2025-general-studies-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-III-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-gs-3-question-paper-pdf-download-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2024-GS-Paper-3-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2023-gs-paper-3-question-paper-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-civil-services-mains-2022-gs-general-studies-paper-3-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-MAins-2022-GS-Paper-3-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-3-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/UPSC-Mains-2021-GS-Paper-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-3-detailed-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions<\/a>]| <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2020-general-studies-gs-3-question-paper-civil-services-ias-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GS-P-3-MAINS-CSE-2020-G-20-GS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-3-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\">2019<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2019-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-3-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2018-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-3-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2017-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-paper-3\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2016-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-3-upsc-mains-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2015-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-main-2014-gs-general-studies-paper-3-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2014-GS-III-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-mian-2013-gs-general-studies-paper-3-question-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GS-III.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>General Studies Paper 4<\/strong><\/span> <strong>:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-general-studies-4-2025-general-studies-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GENERAL-STUDIES-PAPER-IV-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-gs-4-question-paper-pdf-download-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2024-GS-Paper-4-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2023-gs-4-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-gs-paper-4-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-ias-mains-2022-gs-paper-4-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-4-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GS-Paper-4-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-4-detailed-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2020-gs-4-general-studies-question-paper-upsc-civil-services-ias-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GS-Paper-4-2020-Question-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-4-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019-2\">2019<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2019-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-4-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2018-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a> ]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/general-studies-paper-4-2017-2\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2017-GS-IV-question-paper-Copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-general-studies-ethics-paper-4\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2016-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/gs-general-studies-paper-4-upsc-mains-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2015-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-main-2014-gs-general-studies-paper-4-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2014-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-main-2013-gs-general-studies-paper-4-question-paper\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GS-IV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Essay<\/strong><\/span> <strong>: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-essay-paper-2025-pdf-released-download-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ESSAY-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-essay-paper-2024-pdf-released-download-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2024-ESSAY-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2023-essay-paper-question-paper-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> |<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-pdf-upsc-ias-mains-2022-essay-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UPSC-MAINS-2022-ESSAY-QP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/UPSC-2021-MAINS-ESSAY-PAPER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/download-upsc-essay-question-paper-2020-civil-services-mains-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UPSC-Essay-Paper-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/essay-paper-upsc-civil-services-mains-examination-2019\">2019<\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UPSC-Mains-2019-Essay-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/essay-paper-2018-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UPSC-Mains-2018-Essay-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/auto-draft-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ESSAY-2017.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-essay-question-paper\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/EASSY-2016.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2015-essay-paper\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ESSAY_2015.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2014-essay-question-paper\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download-UPSC-Mains-2014-GS-IV-question-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2013-essay-question-paper\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Essay-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-main-2012-essay-question-paper\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Essay-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2011-essay-question-paper\">2011<\/a>\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Essay-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2010 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Essay-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>UPSC PYQ\u00a0Optional<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public Administration [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/public-administration-question-paper-i-2010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC_ADMN_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2011-public-administration-paper-1\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC_ADMN_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2012-public-administration-paper-1\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2013-public-administration-paper-1\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Ad-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2014-public-administration-paper-1\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC-ADMIN-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2015-public-administration-paper-1\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2015-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/download-upsc-mains-2016-public-administration-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2016-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2017-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2019-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> ] | 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pub-Ad-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Public-Administration-Paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Philosophy-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-pub-ad-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Public-Administration-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Administration [Optional] Paper 2<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212;<\/strong> 2010[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC_ADMN_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2011-public-administration-paper-2\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC_ADMN_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2012-public-administration-paper-2\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2013-public-administration-paper-2\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Ad-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2014-public-administration-paper-2\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PUBLIC-ADMIN-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2015-public-administration-paper-2\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2015-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-public-administration-optional-paper-2\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2016-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2017-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2019-pdf-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> ]\u00a0 | 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pub-Ad-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Public-Administration-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Public-Administration-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-pub-ad-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> [pdf] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geography [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2011\">2011<\/a>[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2012\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-1-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2015-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-geography-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2016-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2017-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Public-Administration-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2019-pdf-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Geography-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Geography-Optional-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CSM-2022-Anthropology-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-geography-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Geography-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GEOGRAPHY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geography [Optional] Paper 2<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2013\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GEOGRAPHY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2015pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-geography-paper-2-2016\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2016pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GEOGRAPHY2_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geography-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2019-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pdf<\/a> ]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Geography-21.pdf\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Geography-Optional-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geography-Optional-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-geography-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/geography-optional-optional-question-Paper-2-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GEOGRAPHY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>History [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212;<\/strong>| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-1-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-1-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-1-2013\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a02014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-1-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2015-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-1-2016\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2016-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2017-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a02019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-I-2019-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/History-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/History-Paper-I-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/History-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-history-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/History-optional-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HISTORY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>History [Optional] Paper 2 PYQs &#8212;<\/strong> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2012\">2012<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2013\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HISTORY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-optional-history-paper-2-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2015pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-history-optional-paper-2\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2016pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf]<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2017-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a02018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2018-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/History-Optional-Subjects-Question-Papers-II-2019-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> ]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/History-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/History-Paper-II-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/History-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-history-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/History-optional-optional-question-Paper-2-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HISTORY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropology [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Anthropology-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-I-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPLOGY-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-anthropology-optional-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHRO1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2018[<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Anthropology-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Anthropology-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anthropology-Optional-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/anthropology-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-anthropology-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Anthropology-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropology [Optional] Paper 2<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-2-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-2-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Anthropology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-2-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-2-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPLOGY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-2-2016\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHRO2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a02017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-II.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Anthropology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Anthropology-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Anthropology-Optional-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CSM-2022-Anthropology-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-anthropology-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/anthropology-optional-optional-question-Paper-2-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philosophy [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IAS-Mains-Philosophy-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UPSC-PHILOSOPHY-2011-Paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a02012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UPSC-PHILOSOPHY-2012-Paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2013\"> 2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/philosophy-paper-i-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-i-2016\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPY-PAPER-I-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a02019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Philosophy-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philosophy-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Philosophy-paper-1-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/History-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-philosophy-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Philosophy-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHILOSOPHY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philosophy [Optional] Paper 2<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2010\">2010<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PHILOSOPHY_II-2010-mains.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UPSC-PHILOSOPHY-2011-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UPSC-PHILOSOPHY-2012-Paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2013\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/philosophypaper-ii-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2014\">2014<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-philosophy-paper-2-2015\">2015<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-philosophy-optional-paper-2\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY2.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPHY-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PHILOSOPY-PAPER-II-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Philosophy-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philosophy-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Philosophy-paper-2-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Philosophy-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [pdf<span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> [pdf] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHILOSOPHY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Science [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>| 2010 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCI_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-political-science-paper-1-2011\">2011<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCI_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PSIR_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pol-Sc-IR-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POLTICAL-SCIENCE-INT.REL-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2015 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCIENCE_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-political-science-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCIENCE1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL-SCI-INTERNAL-PAPER-I-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-PolScIR-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SC_I-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSIR-Optional-paper-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PSIR-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-Psir-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSIR-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POLITICAL-SCIENCE-INTERANATIONAL-RELATIONS-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Science [Optional] Paper 2<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212; <\/strong>| 2010 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCI_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2011 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCI_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PSIR_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pol-Sc-IR-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POLTICAL-SCIENCE-INT.REL-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2015 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCIENCE_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-political-science-optional-paper-2\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SCIENCE2.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL-SCI-INTERNAL-PAPER-II-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-PolScIR-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/POL_SC_II-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSIR-Optional-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PSIR-II-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | <span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-Psir-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSIR-optional-optional-question-Paper-2-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POLITICAL-SCIENCE-INTERANATIONAL-RELATIONS-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sociology [Optional] Paper 1<\/strong> <strong>PYQs &#8212;<\/strong> |\u00a0 2010 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_I-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2011 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_I-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SOCIOLOGY-2012-P1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-main-sociology-paper-i-2013\">2013<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sociology-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | 2015 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/page\/upsc-mains-2016-sociology-paper-1\">2016<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-I-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Sociology-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_I_0-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SOCIOLOGY-Optional-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sociology-I-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-sociology-question-paper-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sociology-optional-question-Paper-1-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-I-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sociology [Optional] Paper 2 PYQs &#8212;<\/strong> | 2010 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_II-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2011 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_II-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 2012 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] |\u00a0 2013 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sociology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a02014 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0| 2015 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a02016 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY2.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2017 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-2-2017.pdf\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-II-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2019 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/QP-CSM19-Sociology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>]\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SOCIOLOGY_II_-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | 2021 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SOCIOLOGY-Optional-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-mains-2022-optional-question-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sociology-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-optional-question-papers-2023-anthropology-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history-psir-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/upsc-optional-sociology-question-paper-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>] | <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2024-optional-question-papers-pdf-anthropology-psir-sociology-geography-pub-ad-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sociology-optional-optional-question-Paper-2-2024-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-marathon-8-october-external-sector-of-india-iii-2025\/?quiz_ready=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-II-QP-CSM-25-010925.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[pdf]<\/a> |<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p aria-label=\"upsc previous years question papers. This is a keyword you provided.\">\n<style>.tb_button{padding:1px;cursor:pointer;border-right:1px solid #8b8b8b;border-left:1px solid #FFF;border-bottom:1px solid #fff}.tb_button.hover{borer:2px outset #def;background-color:#f8f8f8 !important}.ws_toolbar{z-index:100000}.ws_toolbar .ws_tb_btn{cursor:pointer;border:1px solid #555;padding:3px}.tb_highlight{background-color:yellow}.tb_hide{visibility:hidden}.ws_toolbar img{padding:2px;margin:0px}<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Why do i need UPSC Prelims PYQs or Previous year papers?<\/h4>\n<p>The Preliminary exam is the first hurdle in the UPSC journey. Practicing with <strong>UPSC PYQ for Prelims<\/strong> helps you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Familiarize yourself with the objective type questions.<\/li>\n<li>Identify high-yield topics that are frequently tested.<\/li>\n<li>Improve your accuracy and speed by practicing under exam-like conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the weightage given to different subjects over the years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How should i use UPSC Prelims PYQ?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Regular Practice<\/strong>: Solve at least one previous year\u2019s paper every week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timely Revision<\/strong>: Revisit questions and topics where you made mistakes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mock Tests<\/strong>: Integrate PYQs into your mock test practice to simulate the real exam environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Why do i need UPSC Mains PYQ?<\/h4>\n<p>The Mains examination tests your analytical and writing skills. Utilizing <strong>UPSC PYQ Mains<\/strong> effectively can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhance your answer writing skills by understanding the expectations of the examiners.<\/li>\n<li>Help you grasp the structure and format of high-scoring answers.<\/li>\n<li>Aid in identifying trends in essay topics and optional subjects.<\/li>\n<li>Provide insight into how to interlink static and dynamic portions of the syllabus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How should i use UPSC Mains PYQs?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Answer Writing Practice<\/strong>: Regularly write answers to previous years\u2019 questions to build confidence and improve articulation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peer Review<\/strong>: Exchange answers with peers to gain different perspectives and constructive feedback.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time Management<\/strong>: Practice writing full-length answers within the allotted time to manage exam pressure effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Incorporating <strong>UPSC PYQ<\/strong>\u00a0into your study plan is a strategic move that can significantly boost your chances of success. For Prelims, they sharpen your objective solving skills and for Mains, they hone your answer writing abilities. Make <strong>UPSC Prelims PYQ <\/strong>and <strong>UPSC Mains PYQ,<\/strong>\u00a0a central part of your preparation strategy to navigate the complexities of the UPSC exam with confidence and precision.<\/p>\n<p>By consistently practicing and analyzing these previous years\u2019 questions, you will be better equipped to tackle the UPSC examination and move one step closer to achieving your goal of becoming a civil servant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPSC PYQ or UPSC Previous Year Question Papers are the first place a person should look, if She\/he is preparing for the Civil Services Examination. On this page, we have listed the UPSC PYQ for Prelims, and Mains Examinations. The list of Previous Year&#8217;s Question Papers are given below. 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